Posted: 4/27/2013 7:58:30 AM EDT
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My duty gun is getting pretty worn out and I'm looking at changing the lube process. Normally I lube the points recommended by HK then give all metal surfaces a light coat all done with CLP.
Now, I want to incorporate either white lithium grease or something similar and want to know how you guys apply it and to what points? Or do you recommend a different process? |
| I have recently gone to white lithium and I have been impressed. It's cheap and stays where I put it. The following video is for a Glock pistol but the basic principles will apply to most pistols. Video Yes it is a James Yeager video, love him or hate him it's good info. |
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I only use grease while breaking in a gun or storing a gun. There are some fantastic oils out there now that grease is not an advantage anymore. Mil comm, ballistol, and frog lube come to mind. Unless its a part that is completely sealed from junk then it's not a good idea. Every little particle will stuck to that grease and be like sand paper to the metal surfaces and will make cleaning a pain. Especially in modern firearms, oil is all you need/want. My .02 |
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Personal opinion: I only use grease while breaking in a gun or storing a gun. There are some fantastic oils out there now that grease is not an advantage anymore. Mil comm, ballistol, and frog lube come to mind. Unless its a part that is completely sealed from junk then it's not a good idea. Every little particle will stuck to that grease and be like sand paper to the metal surfaces and will make cleaning a pain. Especially in modern firearms, oil is all you need/want. My .02 I understand these are your personal opinions, but in my experience I have not seen any of the problems you mentioned. I use grease on my carry gun and have no more lint and junk in the pistol then I did when I was just using oil. Also I'm not sure what you would consider a "modern Firearm" but my Glocks seem to run just fine with grease. |
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Personal opinion: I only use grease while breaking in a gun or storing a gun. There are some fantastic oils out there now that grease is not an advantage anymore. Mil comm, ballistol, and frog lube come to mind. Unless its a part that is completely sealed from junk then it's not a good idea. Every little particle will stuck to that grease and be like sand paper to the metal surfaces and will make cleaning a pain. Especially in modern firearms, oil is all you need/want. My .02 I understand these are your personal opinions, but in my experience I have not seen any of the problems you mentioned. I use grease on my carry gun and have no more lint and junk in the pistol then I did when I was just using oil. Also I'm not sure what you would consider a "modern Firearm" but my Glocks seem to run just fine with grease.[/quote] +1. Glocks come from the factory with grease. |
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Personal opinion: I only use grease while breaking in a gun or storing a gun. There are some fantastic oils out there now that grease is not an advantage anymore. Mil comm, ballistol, and frog lube come to mind. Unless its a part that is completely sealed from junk then it's not a good idea. Every little particle will stuck to that grease and be like sand paper to the metal surfaces and will make cleaning a pain. Especially in modern firearms, oil is all you need/want. My .02 I understand these are your personal opinions, but in my experience I have not seen any of the problems you mentioned. I use grease on my carry gun and have no more lint and junk in the pistol then I did when I was just using oil. Also I'm not sure what you would consider a "modern Firearm" but my Glocks seem to run just fine with grease.[/quote] +1. Glocks come from the factory with grease. Yep, they use loktite C5A. It's a copper based anti seize lubricant. Great stuff. I use it on all of my new guns, especially 1911's, to help break in. It's just my philosophy that oil is the perfect solution after a gun is broken in. |
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This. It's clear/transluscent color, no odor, stays where you put it, never dries out, and works great. TW25b also is a good product. |